West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Westergate grease trap cleaning
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Westergate, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A routine grease trap service
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Grease trap cleaning in Westergate, done properly
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap, and clean water flows on. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. The work covers inline grease traps, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen drain that smells and a routine grease trap service.
For a kitchen near Westergate, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day, and the journey is planned ahead.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Westergate (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens try to fix slow drains with hot water or drain cleaners. It just shifts the grease further along to set somewhere harder to reach. The lasting fix starts with the trap. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Westergate businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Westergate?
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and fill it from below.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Drains clogged with fat
- An overdue grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A routine grease trap service
Goodwood House, about 4 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses around Westergate; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When the next visit should be, and why
Nearby places to Westergate
Other services in Westergate
Commercial kitchens in Westergate
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Westergate. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Westergate, about 52 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Westergate, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Arun council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
For schools such as Aldingbourne Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically booked for the holidays. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (about 3.1 miles south), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Westergate is about 3 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. From the centre of Westergate to the outskirts, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Westergate among them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (18 miles or so).
Grease trap cleaning in PO20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Oaks Close, Westergate Street and Rosvara Avenue and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Nyton (1 mile north-west), Eastergate (1 mile east), Aldingbourne (1 mile west), Norton (1 mile north-west) and West Barnham (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (12 miles east), Bognor Regis (3 miles south), Chichester (5 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles east) and Lancing (15 miles east).
What’s near Westergate
In Westergate, that means kitchens and buildings near Ormiston Six Villages Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Westergate is Barnham station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tote Copse Castle (1 mile west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.1 miles south).
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still fill up.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Westergate
Do you clean school kitchens in Westergate in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Westergate. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who inspects food businesses in Westergate?
That is Arun council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Westergate. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
Cleaning the trap deals with the grease it holds and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. Blockages further down the drain, or damaged pipework, need a drainage contractor.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Tell us what you have and we’ll plan around it.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. For a site near Westergate, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.